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Ughaz
Ughaz (sometimes spelled ''Ugass'', ''Ugas'' or ''Ougaz'') is a traditional Somalis, Somali title. It is primarily used by the Dir (clan), Dir and Darod clans. Etymology According to Italians, Italian linguist Giorgio Banti, the term ''"Ughaz"'' is of Ethio-Semitic languages, Ethio-Semitic origin. However Djiboutians, Djiboutian researcher, Ali Moussa Iye, states that the term ''"Ughaz"'' is composed of the two Somali language, Somali terms ''"ul"'' and ''"gaas"'' meaning ''"the stick of the warrior’s chief".'' Americans, American archeologist, Julien Cooper, labeled ''"gas/gos"'' as a pan-Cushitic languages, Cushitic kinship root word with various reflexes such as ''"Ughaz"'' in Somali language, Somali and ''"Gosa"'' in Burji language, Burji. He later stated that this required further research. History After the downfall of the Adal Sultanate in the sixteenth century, the region descended into turmoil, which led to the establishment of the Ughaz. This figure was endowed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadabuursi
The Gadabuursi (Somali language, Somali: ''Gadabuursi'', Arabic language, Arabic: جادابورسي), also known as ''Samaroon'' (Arabic language, Arabic: ''قبيلة سَمَرُون)'', is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir (clan), Dir clan family.I. M. Lewis (1959) The Gadabuursi are geographically spread out across three countries: Ethiopia, Somaliland and Djibouti. Among all of the Gadabuursi inhabited regions of the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is the country where the majority of the clan reside. In Ethiopia, the Gadabuursi are mainly found in the Somali Region, but they also inhabit the Harar, Dire Dawa and Oromia Region, Oromia regions. In Somaliland, the Gadabuursi are the predominant clan of the Awdal Region.UN (1999) Somaliland: Update to SML26165.E of 14 February 1997 on the situation in Zeila, including who is controlling it, whether there is fighting in the area, and whether refugees are returning. "Gadabuursi clan dominates Awdal region. As a res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ughaz Nur II
Ughaz Nur II' or Ugas Nur II' ( , ) also known as ''Ughaz'' ''Nur Robleh'' (c. 1835–1898), was a Somali King and poet of the Gadabuursi clan. History The 11th in line of the Gadabursi Sultanate (''Boqortooyadda ama Ugaasyadda Gadabuursi'') or Sultanate. The term Ughaz is an authentic Somali term for Sultan, the paramount leader. He was born in Zayla in about the year 1835 and crowned in Bagi in 1848. He was from the Reer Ugaas subclan of the Makayl-Dheere. Of stature a tall and brown man with a short beard. He was known to have tall legs and long arms. During his youth, he loved riding, hunting and the traditional arts and memorized a great number of proverbs, stories and poems. He was the type to speak words that would never be forgotten once they entered people's ears. He was a brave and masculine man. Apart from that he was also a great and famous poet and during his reign there was not a man alive that could compete with him in poetry.Nur, Sheikh Abdurahman 1993 Event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ughaz Dodi
Ughaz (sometimes spelled ''Ugass'', ''Ugas'' or ''Ougaz'') is a traditional Somali title. It is primarily used by the Dir and Darod clans. Etymology According to Italian linguist Giorgio Banti, the term ''"Ughaz"'' is of Ethio-Semitic origin. However Djiboutian researcher, Ali Moussa Iye, states that the term ''"Ughaz"'' is composed of the two Somali terms ''"ul"'' and ''"gaas"'' meaning ''"the stick of the warrior’s chief".'' American archeologist, Julien Cooper, labeled ''"gas/gos"'' as a pan-Cushitic kinship root word with various reflexes such as ''"Ughaz"'' in Somali and ''"Gosa"'' in Burji. He later stated that this required further research. History After the downfall of the Adal Sultanate in the sixteenth century, the region descended into turmoil, which led to the establishment of the Ughaz. This figure was endowed with the authority to resolve conflicts among the different Somali clans, in addition to other responsibilities. According to I. M. Lewis, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ughaz 'Elmi Warfa
Ughaz 'Elmi Roble Warfa or Ughaz 'Elmi Roble Warfa (, ) also known as '''Elmi Warfa'' was a Gadabursi King''.'' his other nicknames were '''Elmi Dheire'' "Elmi the Tall''", because he was a very tall man and ''Kun ‘Iil'' " which means ''A Thousand Sorrows"'' (c. 1854–1934), History The 13th in line of the Gadabursi Sultanate or Ughasate. The term Ughaz Ughaz (sometimes spelled ''Ugass'', ''Ugas'' or ''Ougaz'') is a traditional Somalis, Somali title. It is primarily used by the Dir (clan), Dir and Darod clans. Etymology According to Italians, Italian linguist Giorgio Banti, the term ''"Ughaz" ... is an authentic Somali term for Sultan, the paramount leader. In the late 1890s, Elmi the Tall ''"Elmi Dheire"'' in favour with the British at that time was appointed the Sultan or Ughaz of all the Gadabuursi in the British Protectorate. 'Elmi the tall thus supplanted the traditional line that has been in place since the 16th century, the traditional line of Ughaz Nur II and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeila
Zeila (, ), also known as Zaila or Zayla, is a historical port town in the western Awdal region of Somaliland. In the Middle Ages, the Jewish traveller Benjamin of Tudela identified Zeila with the Biblical location of Havilah. Most modern scholars identify it with the site of Avalites mentioned in the 1st-century Greco-Roman travelogue the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'' and in Ptolemy, although this is disputed. The town evolved into an early Islamic center with the arrival of Muslims shortly after the Hijrah. By the 9th century, Zeila was the capital of the early Adal (historical_region), Adal Kingdom and Ifat Sultanate in the 13th century, it would attain its height of prosperity a few centuries later in the 16th century. The city subsequently came under Ottoman Empire, Ottoman and British Empire, British protection in the 18th century. Up until recently Zeila was surrounded by a large wall with five gates: Bab al Sahil and Bab al-jadd on the North. Bab Abdulqadir on the Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issa (clan)
The Issa (also spelled Esa, or Aysa) (, ) is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family. Overview As a Dir sub-clan, the Issa have immediate lineal ties with the Gadabuursi, Akisho, the Surre (Abdalle and Qubeys), the Biimaal (who the Gaadsen also belong to), the Bajimal, the Bursuk, the Madigan Dir, the Gurgura, the Garre (the Quranyow sub-clan to be precise as they claim descent from Dir), Gurre, Gariire, other Dir sub-clans and they have lineal ties with the Hawiye (Irir), Hawadle, Ajuran, Degoodi, Gaalje'el clan groups, who share the same ancestor Samaale.The Quranyo section of the Garre claim descent from Dirr, who are born of the Irrir Samal. UNDP Paper in Kenya http://www.undp.org/content/dam/kenya/docs/Amani%20Papers/AP_Volume1_n2_May2010.pdf The Issa clan has produced numerous noble Somali men and women over the centuries, including multiple Kings (Ughaz). Throughout their known history the Issa where known for their military strength and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dir (clan)
The Dir () is one of the largest and most prominent Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. They are also considered to be the oldest Somali stock to have inhabited the region. Its members inhabit Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia ( Somali, Harar, Dire Dawa, Oromia and Afar regions), and northeastern Kenya ( North Eastern Province).Ozzonia (2010), page 7. The Quranyo section of the Garre claim descent from Dirr, who are born of the Irrir Samal. Origins Like the great majority of Somali clans, the Dir trace their ancestry to Aqil ibn Abi Talib (),. a cousin of the prophet Muhammad () and an older brother of Ali ibn Abi Talib () and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ().. They trace their lineage to Aqil through Samaale (the source of the name 'Somali'), the purported forefather of the northern pastoralist clans such as the Dir, the Hawiye, and – matrilineally through the Dir– the Isaaq and the Darod. Although these genealogical claims are historically untenable legends, they do reflect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beledweyne Airport
Ugaas Khaliif International Airport is an airport serving Beledweyne (also spelled Belet Uen or Beletweyn, ), the capital city of the Hiran region in Somalia. The airport is in the countryside northeast of the city. Facilities The airport elevation is above mean sea level. Its only runway designated 04/22 has a crushed rock and packed sand surface. As of February 2015, the Djibouti Defense Forces had refurbished the airstrip. The Beledweyne municipality launched a project to further develop the airport in May of that year. Demographics/population The broader Beledweyne district has total population of 2 million residents, with the Hawadle subclan of Hawiye well represented making up 75% of the city's population. The airport was named after the well known Ughaz Khalif who was the Ugas of Xawaadle clan, which is considered to be the major and dominant clan of the Hiiraan region, predominantly Baledwayne. Climate Beledweyne has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullahi Sadiq
Abdullahi Ali Sadiq also known as Abdullahi Sadiq al-Harari was an influential Harari-Ethiopian businessman and governor for Ogaden whose peaceful jurisdiction spread beyond today's Ethiopia. Early days Abdullahi in the early 20th century had business ties with the Zeila, Aden, and various other trading routes south of the red sea, where he built his wealth. He was an orphan whose Treasury inheritance Rites have been restored from the Barkhlay guardian and gained the confidence by the Abyssinian Emperor Menelik II and was sent as an envoy to leader of the Dervish state, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan. He is the Prince of Overseers and or Commerce, aka Sovereign Treasurer - from Harar - to Emperor Menelik II. He is sent to the United States of America by Emperor Menelik II as evidenced bNew York Times of November 26, 1905 Abdullahi is also regarded as leader of the Muslims of Harar and helped then governor of Hararghe, Haile Selassie foster good relations between Muslims and Christians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oromo Invasions
The Oromo expansions or the Oromo invasions (in older historiography, Galla invasions), were a series of expansions in the 16th and 17th centuries by the Oromo primarily documented by the ethnic Gamo monk Bahrey, but also mentioned in other Christian, Muslim and Portuguese records. Prior to their great expansion in the 16th century, the Oromo inhabited only the area of what is now modern-day southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Over the centuries due to many factors, mostly the wars between the Adal Sultanate and the Ethiopian Empire would further encourage the numerous Oromo tribes to expand towards central and eastern modern Ethiopia. History Medieval European, the Portuguese missionary Manuel de Almeida, upon learning of the invasion, noted that both Adal and Abyssinia were experiencing divine retribution: Legend of Liqimssa The legend of Liqimssa is an ancient legend stemming from the Borana sect of the Oromo peoples that is credited as having been one of the main moti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adal Sultanate
The Adal Sultanate, also known as the Adal Empire or Barr Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling ''Adel Sultanate'', ''Adal Sultanate'') (), was a medieval Sunni Muslim empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din III on the Harar plateau in Adal after the fall of the Sultanate of Ifat. The kingdom flourished to 1577.. At its height, the polity under Sultan Badlay controlled the territory stretching from Cape Guardafui in Somalia to the port city of Suakin in Sudan. The Adal Empire maintained a robust commercial and political relationship with the Ottoman Empire. Sultanate of Adal was alternatively known as the federation of Zeila. Etymology Adal is believed to be an abbreviation of Havilah. Eidal or Aw Abdal, was the Emir of Harar in the eleventh century which the lowlands outside the city of Harar is named. In the thirteenth century, the Arab writer al-Dimashqi refers to the city of Zeila, by its Somali name "Awdal" (). The modern Awdal region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somalis
The Somali people (, Wadaad's writing, Wadaad: , Arabic: ) are a Cushitic peoples, Cushitic ethnic group and nation native to the Somali Peninsula. who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic languages, East Cushitic Somali language is the shared mother tongue of ethnic Somalis, which is part of the Cushitic languages, Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. They are predominantly Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim.Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi, ''Culture and Customs of Somalia'', (Greenwood Press: 2001), p.1 Forming one of the largest ethnic groups on the continent, they cover one of the most expansive landmasses by a single ethnic group in Africa. According to most scholars, the ancient Land of Punt and its native inhabitants formed part of the ethnogenesis of the Somali people. This ancient historical kingdom is where a great portion of their cultural traditions and ancestry are said to derive from.Egypt: 3000 Years of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
